Kitchen-cabinet



(No Modei.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. V. E. WIGGINTON.

KITCHEN CABINET.

Patented'June 21, 1887.

" WITNESSES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- (No Model.) V. E. INTON.

KITCHEN GABINET.

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KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,289, dated June 21, 1887.

A pplicatinn liled Apii 2R, 18H.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I ,VALENIINE E.\VIG(;IN- TON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Washington Court-House, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in KitcheirCabinets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon,whi(-.h form a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in kitchen-safes, the object of my invention being designed more especially to provide a means forsecuring the knead ing-board thereto, so that it can be placed, when not in usc,in a nearly-vertical position, and will form a front for the cabinet to which it is applied; and with the above endsinview my invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinaf tor fully set forth, and specifieallypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view 0 fa kitchen-cabinet showing my improved kneading-board applied thereto, said kneadingboard being closed so as to occupy a vertical position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the kneading-board in a horizontal position. Fig.3 is a transverse sectional view taken through the line :va'of Fig.

2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the upper edge of the kneading-board. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the corner-irons which are attached to the rear inner corners of the kneading-board; and Fig. 6 is a detail view of a connection which is pivotally secured to the frame of the cabinet and to the corner-iron attached to the kneading-board.

In the accompanying drawings, A refers to a kitchen-cabinet, which may be of ordinary construction, the same being provided with an upper portion having shoulders and doors, while the lower portion, which projects at its front beyond the upper portion, is provided with meal and flour binshaving sliding boards, which cover the same and form tops for said St rial No. 2 (till). (No model.)

bins as well as a shelf. The verl ical sides oflhe lower portion oflhe cabinet are provided with a series ofsmall drawers, between which drawers the kneadingboaid B is secured. Themeal and flour bins hcrcinbefore referred to do not extend to the front of the lower portion of the cabinet, and a central space is provided between the drawers GO and in front of the bins C.

D refers to vertical boards orside pieces,

which are provided on each side with metallic guide-strips d, which are provided eentrallv with slots (1, these guide-pieces being curved horizontally at their upper ends, as shown at e in Fig. 2. r B refers to the k neadi ng-board,which is made up of a bottom board, 1), side pieces I), which taper or incline from the back edge to the front, so as to form side pieces, and to the transverse back piece, I), and side pieces I) are attached, by suitable screws, c or'ner-irons'1*l, which corner-irons are provided at their upper ends with aperforated portion, F, which will extend over the edge of the transverse board If.

G refers to a metallic connection, which has the ends bent so as to project at right angles in opposite directions from the body portion, which is of about the same length as the width ofthe transverse board b and these projecting portions are provided with eyes 5 g, the eyes being secured to the projecting portion F by a rod, H, which extends across the upper edge of the board If and passes through the eyes (1 and through the perforations in the portion F, the end of this rod engaging with the slots d in the guide-strips d. The lower eyes, 1 of the portion G are also connected to the slotted guide-strips by a rod, I,which passes through said eyes and enters the slots (1.

The slotted guide-strips hereinbefore referred to are attached to the side pieces D, at an angle with the front edge, as shown in Fi 2, said angle corresponding approximately with the width of the side pieces I) of the kneading-board, so that when it is folded in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, it will be flush or parallel with the front edges oftheboardsD.

\Vhen it is desired to place the kneading board in a position for use, the upper edge of the same is drawn slightly downwardly, and

said board is elevated and then swung to a This will cause the uphorizontal position.

per rod to move into the horizontal portion of the slot, and the pressure or weight of the kneading-board will cause the rod H to press toward thefront edge of the horizontal slot, while the lower rod, I, is pressed rearwardly,

. thus holding the kneading-board securely in a horizontal position.

When it is desired to lower the board, the front end is slightly elevated and pressed rearwardly, so as to cause the rod H to enter the vertical portion ofthe slot,when the rear end may slide downwardly and swing in a vertical position, and be secured in such a position by a button or catch. provides a means for attaching the connection G thereto, but also serves to brace the rear portion of the kneadingboard.

Instead of employing rods which extend entirely across the front, as hereinbefore described, I may employ short bolts or pins. 7

I claim 1. In a kitchen-cabinet provided with a re ccssed portion at its front, slotted guide-strips having their upper ends bent. horizontally, corner-irons E, attached to a kneading-board, and connecting portions G, pivotally secured to said corner-irons and connected by rods to the slotted guidestri ps, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

The corner-iron E not only! 2. I11 combination with a kneading-board, slotted guide-strips d, corner-irons E, with rearwardly-projecting perforated portions F, links G,with perforated ends, and rods H and I, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for. the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a kneading-board of a kitchen-cabinet,said kneading-board consisting of a bottom board, side pieces, and a back piece, corner-irons attached to said kneadingboard and provided with rearwardly-extend-. ing perforated portions, connecting-links having a straight central portion, and end portions with eyes bent in opposite directions, rods H, for attaching the parts to each other, and a rod, I, said rods engaging with inclined slotted guide-plates having horizontal upper portions, said guideplates being attached to the supporting-frame, whereby the k neadingboard can be elevated and held in a horizontal position or be brought to a vertical position, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VALENTINE E. WIGGINTON Witnesses:

FRANK A. CIIAFFIN, HENRY WIGGINTON. 

